By Ian Bell • Twitter: Ian_Bellio • January 2020
The top five most common genera of tree in the city limits of San Franciso, according to the City of San Francisco tree census 1. Place your mouse over trees on the maps below to explore individual species in each genera, tree locations, sizes (expressed as inches in diameter at breast height(dbh)), and dates planted.
1. Fruit Trees (Prunus)
Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) | Photo Myrabella used under CC license
The most common type of tree in San Francisco are fruit trees of the genus Prunus. According to the data, there are 15164 trees of this genus in the city limits. The oldest tree of this type on record in the database was planted in July 1969 and is 50.5 years old.
Fruit Trees in SF